Israeli police kill Palestinian teenager in Jerusalem

Israeli policemen search for a Palestinian man, who is suspected of stabbing and wounding a woman in north Jerusalem.

Israeli police have shot a Palestinian teenager in Jerusalem on a day of violence in the city that left two people wounded and another Palestinian man killed.

The fatal shooting overnight of 17-year-old Ayman Samih Abassi in occupied East Jerusalem happened just before an expected verdict on Monday, in the murder case of 16-year-old Mohammed Abu Khdeir, who was kidnapped, beaten and burnt alive by suspected Israeli attackers.

Abassi’s death was confirmed by the Palestinian health ministry on Sunday. Al Jazeera has learned that he was shot in the chest.

At least three other Palestinians were also injured.

In a statement, the Israeli police said that officers fired at a Palestinian holding “a petrol bomb” in the Ras al-Amud neighbourhood, but added that it could not confirm hitting him.